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Gouging Fire ex #214

Gouging Fire ex #214

Pokemon Temporal Forces · #214 · Hyper Rare · Mar 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.27
Expected Value
$-4.90
Net Profit
$-5.26
Gem Rate
48.0%
ROI
-18%
Sales / Yr
374

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.26 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
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Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Price by Grade

Raw
$14.27
BGS 10
$109.00
PSA 10
$83.81
SGC 10
$29.23
BGS 9.5
$27.00
9
$26.49
CGC 10
$24.01
8
$15.00
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48.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
11 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 27.0%

Grade Distribution (652 total graded)

652Total
PSA 1031548.3%
PSA 928844.2%
PSA 8385.8%
PSA 760.9%
Below 740.6%
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